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Pope Leo XIV inauguration Mass to be held at St Peter's Square
Pope Leo XIV inauguration Mass to be held at St Peter's Square

BBC News

time18-05-2025

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  • BBC News

Pope Leo XIV inauguration Mass to be held at St Peter's Square

Pope Leo XIV marks start of papacy with inaugural Mass Image source, Getty Images Pope Leo XIV will be inaugurated as pontiff at a Mass in St Peter's Square. The service will mark the official start of his papacy. Leo was chosen as the new leader of the Catholic Church earlier this month following the death of his predecessor, Pope Francis, and a two-day conclave in Vatican City. The new Pope held his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel on 9 May, shortly after his election by the Conclave. He used the service to call for the Catholic Church to "desperately" counter a lack of faith and called for Church unity from his cardinals. Leo is the 267th Pope and the first to hail from the US. We'll be carrying a live stream of the Mass here. We won't be publishing regular text updates, but you can follow the Mass in full by clicking watch live at the top of this page.

Pope Leo says AI is the main challenge for humanity
Pope Leo says AI is the main challenge for humanity

Yahoo

time10-05-2025

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  • Yahoo

Pope Leo says AI is the main challenge for humanity

Pope Leo XIV has said that artificial intelligence (AI) is the main challenge for humanity in his first address to cardinals. The new pontiff vowed to continue some of Pope Francis's missions, including making the Catholic Church more inclusive. The first American Pope told the cardinals who elected him that he was fully committed to the reforms. He singled out AI as one of the main issues facing humanity, saying: 'In our own day, the Church offers everyone the treasury of its social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour.' Pope Francis had become increasingly vocal about the threats to humanity posed by AI and called for an international treaty to regulate it. He warned that such powerful technology risked turning human relations into mere algorithms. Ahead of the conclave, the secret process of electing a new pontiff, an artificially generated image of Donald Trump dressed as the pope sparked criticism across the globe. The picture depicted the US president draped in white robes while wearing a gold crucifix and mitre hat and pointing his right index finger to the sky. The post by Mr Trump was called insulting by some Catholics, while the president claimed they 'loved it'. Other AI videos were shared widely on the internet. One depicted cardinals turning the conclave into a party, with a DJ booth, drinking games and karaoke. Pope Francis used his 2024 peace message to call for an international treaty to ensure that AI was developed and used ethically. Pope Leo also said in his first Mass on Friday that the Church must do more to reach places around the world where there was a lack of faith. In his homily, he said people with a lack of faith often suffered a 'loss of meaning in life', adding: 'A lack of faith is often tragically accompanied by the loss of meaning in life, the neglect of mercy, appalling violations of human dignity, the crisis of the family and so many other wounds that afflict our society.' He said he had been elected as the Pope so the Church could be an increasingly bright beacon in a troubled world. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.

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